Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-02
NE.GH8O2uOOD NOTES.

TIE temp ranye people Of Hunting
don re aft. tie illegal liquor ven
ders n that local option town, and
nav arreste,; some .orty persons, one
of them being the jenitor of the
Court House.
A State convention OF the Un-
ion Labor party Of Pennsylvania has
been called to meet at Harrisburg
September 7th.
Mercer claims now to have
the youngest soldier in W.
H Harrison, who entered the Union
ranks when but II years and 3
months of age. He enlisted in Com.
pauy i, Oae Hundred and Seventy
first Ohio Volunteers on the 2Sth day
Of April, 1864, served four months,
participating in the battle of keller's
Bridge, Kentucky, where he was ia
ken prisoner, and shortly after was re-
leased with others, on forced parole
The Joseph Harrison who com.
mitted suicide near Mercer last week,
was the man who, two months ago
in Pine township, made desperate
attempt to kill his brother.i law,
Thomas Mckay, and then tried to
to kill himself and very nearly sue
ceeded. Mckay, was wounded but
slightly. After the tragedy Harri-
son was removed to the residence
of Mr.. Evans, where he lay Tor a
long time in very critical
condition, but gradually recov-
cred in spite of himself, he evi-
dently having no desire to be "called
back" to health and strength. The
mind of the unfortunate became de-
ranged about two years since, and,
although be recovered, there is bu.
little doubt that when be attempted
to kill Mckay and himself he was
again unbalanced mentally, having
been broodiDg over transactions of a
financial nature in which be consid-
cred he had been wronged. About
three weeks after his ettempt at muir
der be was put under arrest and was
held for court In the sun Of $4,000
The affair througho.t was very sad
one
The Lutheran Synod in session at
Greensburg last week had lively dis
cussion over the proposal that young
men who used tobacco be excluded
from Tbiel College and the ministry
The measure was defeated. A spirit
ed debate followed the Introduction of
a resolution to investigate the affairs
of Thiel College. Rev DR.. Passa-
want argued that ell charges of in
competency On the part of the faculty
were unfounded. Rev. D. M. Kem-
erer, President of the Board Of Trus-
tees, and Rev. j. G. Kunzman took
part in the discussion. The former
gave the reasons urged for the retire
ment of President Roth. Finally
the whole matter was referred to a
committee.
Some Of the neighboring papers
have been poking fun at the New
Castle Gre department for letting one
of their engine houses burn down
q few days since. The Courant says
that that is nothing to what they
can do. At one time ia the history
OF New Castle, the postmaster had
fire proof safe in his office. On en-.
teTing one morning he found the of,
Zee full of smoke, and search resu It,
ed in the discovery that the safe was
On fire inside, The papers and valu-
ables, which had not yet been DANA
ged were removed and the safe wheel
ed out to the pave ment where it
burned and smoked for many days
Any body can set wooden house on
fire, or rob doing policeman, but
spontaneous combustion Of fire
proof safe is something they don't get
mp in every town.
H. N. Lee, Esq of Kittanning
was reported as dying, Tuesday.
Mrs. Belle Fecley, an insane
woman, burned herself to death, in
her cell in the Clarion Jail, last Mon
day.